Incident at Cat Island

This high-paced intrigue, skillfully woven by experienced pilot, sailor and retired Navy Commander, Tom Hudgin, will captivate adult and youg adult readers. Tom Hannaford finds mysterious lettering on a barnacle encrusted plank floating in the surf along a deserted North Carolina beach. With insatibale curiosity and after some questionable research, Tom convinces his friend, Chris, to fly with him in Tom's Cessna Cardinal on a leisurely vacation in the Bahamas near where, coincidentally, Tom suspects his message from the sea originated. When they decide to land to investigate remote Cat Island, they stumble upon a quite shocking discovery that sends them running for their very lives, using alltheir skills and cunning just trying to survive. A lovable thirteen year old island boy, who had husstled then at the George Town airport, then unespectedly twists the plot to an exciting climax.

Author, Tom Hudgin, seeks adventure at every turn and now weaves his amazing experiences into mystery/adventure books for both young adults and adults. His tours of active duty as a Navy Commander have taken him throughout the Pacific. As a skilled blue-water sailor, and with only two other mariners, he sailed a 38 foot ketch all the way across the Atlantic, from the Caribbean Islands to Europe. As a licensed pilot with over 2000 hours experience, Tom has flown on many exciting excursions in the Bahamas. Tom and his wife now live on a farm in North Carolina where they raise llamas...just for fun. His unique style of humorous and entertaining presentation which has endured him to live audiences also finds its way into his written word to further captivate his readers.